Comic books April 1942

Canadian series. Contents are exactly the same as True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press). Cover price $0.10.

April, 1942. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $56.00 View scans

8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in. 132 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $216.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

Cover by Al Taliaferro. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Manuel Gonzales, Bill Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2, #7. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey finds a genie and has an Arabian Nights adventure. Donald crashes his car while selling insurance. On Penguin Isle, Peter and Polly Penguin find trouble with Wally the walrus and a shark. Double Feature; When It Rains It Pours; He Wants His Money's Worth; The Miracle Master; Too Many Daisies; No Luck; Sweet on Pluto; Join the Parade; Penguin Isle; The Twins Win; Goofy Goes to the Dogs; Too Realistic; Mickey Mouse Movies; A Born Scientist; On the Carpet; Donald Gets Drafted; A Friend in Need; A Bouncing Baby; Hollywood Chatter; Realization; Pluto Takes Off; Pluto Gets Outsmarted; The Wise Little Hen; One Man Crew; Monshure Insists; The Nephews Keep Pluggin'; The Sleepwalker; What, No Rubbers!; They Can't Gyp Goofy; Poor Sport; The Pound of Cure. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 47, Issue 9 - April 1942. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 198, No. 6. April 4, 1942. Includes: "Gold Robbers of Cutthroat Gulch" by Ney N. Geer; "Gunsmoke Masquerade" by Peter Dawson; "3 Headaches, 8 Horses - and No Wagon!" by Glenn H. Wichman; "Nemesis of the Northland" by Jim Kjelgaard; "Man-Size Medico" by L. P. Holmes; "Range Savvy" by Carl Raht; and "Wahoo of the Wagon" by S. Omar Barker. 6.75" x 9.25". 130 pages. Text with occasional illustrations. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Carreno, Emil Gershwin, Harry Anderson, Mark Schneider and unknown. Led by mighty Captain Marvel, the Three Lieutenant Marvels swing into action once again in the adventure of "Captain Marvel at the Pan-American Olympics" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "The Taming of Buffalo Bull" with art by Al Carreno; Spy Smasher tale "The Stolen Lighthouse" with pencils by Emil Gershwin; 2-page text story "Shazam: Achilles -- Who Never Feared" by Juan Lopez; Lance O'Casey in "The White Lord of Boru Bu" with art by Harry Anderson; Dr. Voodoo in "The Song of the Slaves" by Otto Binder and Mark Schneider; 1-page Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past text piece "Alaric"; and Ibis the Invincible tale "Ruthven the Warlock"! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 153, Issue 3 (Whole Number 2059) - April 4, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 153, Issue 6 (Whole Number 2062) - April 25, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, George Appel, Joe Doolin, Arthur Peddy, George Carl Wilhelms, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Action girl Beth makes one daring escape after another, after stowing away in a robot plane; Nurse Jane Martin battles Nazis in a hidden African gold mine. Also featuring a highly detailed 2-page text piece on the life, training and career of an Army Air Corps officer. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; How To Join the Army Air Corps; The One-Eyed Devil; Greasemonkey Griffin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All stories based on actual facts! This issue: Joe Petrosino - famous N.Y. detective who broke up the infamous Black Hand Gang; the Canadian Mounties - "They always get their man." Also featuring: Casey Jones, Wild Bill Hickock, Freddie Fitzsimmons and many others. Cover features Joe Petrosino making a daring leap across an areaway in pursuit of a desperate killer, and a Mountie risking his own life to rescue his insane prisoner from an avalanche. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Irv Novick. Untitled Steel Sterling story, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; Clancy buys an old vase that transports him and his friends back to ancient Greece. Untitled story, art by Al Camy; A nurse is accused of murdering Mrs. Carter for the two thousand dollars left in her will, but Black Jack proves he innocent; Later the same nurse is framed for another murder. Untitled story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter; Wilbur starts at a new job as his father thinks he needs a sense of responsibility. Untitled Captain Valor story, script by Joe Blair, art by Warren King; The Germans know every move the supply ships make, and the leak is a woman in the refugee camp. Untitled Nevada Jones story, art by Jim Phillips; After Bull Craven's capture, Nevada Jones' name is cleared and he can take off his mask for good. Untitled War Eagles story, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle; The three escapees crash-land in their observation balloon among Australian soldiers in Crete. Untitled story, art by Lin Streeter; Dicky fights the fire-breathing Medusa monster, but must get help from the old seer in the Magic Forest. Untitled story, script by Harry Stein, art by Jim Phillips; After his wife trips on the worn stairs and crashes through a rotten, neglected bannister and falls to her death, her husband intends to kill the proprietor responsible. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.